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Everything about Supernatural Tv Series totally explainedSupernatural is an American dramatic television series regarding the paranormal, filmed in Vancouver, Canada, that debuted on September 13, 2005 on the WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. The second season premiered on September 28, 2006, and the third season premiered on October 4, 2007. Supernatural returned on April 24, 2008 after the writers strike. On March 3, 2008, the CW announced the pickup of the show for a fourth season.
The show follows brothers Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester, played by Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles respectively, who travel across the country in a black 1967 Chevy Impala investigating and combating paranormal events and other unexplained occurrences, many of them based on American urban legends and folklore, as well as classic supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves, and ghosts.
Eric Kripke, the show's creator, cites Neil Gaiman's The Sandman and American Gods as influences on Supernatural, along with American Werewolf in London and Joseph Campbell's The Hero's Journey.
Cast
Main characters
Recurring characters
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester
Fredric Lehne and various actors as Azazel (2005 - 2007)
Nicki Lynn Aycox as Meg Masters (2005 - 2006)
Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer (2006 - present)
Samantha Ferris as Ellen Harvelle (2006 - present)
Katie Cassidy as Ruby (2007 - present) *
Lauren Cohan as Bela Talbot (2007 - 2008) *
* Credited on-screen as a star in the third season.
Minor characters
Episodes
Plot
The plot of the show has evolved over time, beginning initially with Sam and Dean looking for their father. Once they find him, however, the show becomes about killing Azazel, the demon responsible for the death of their mother. This is accomplished, but not until after Azazel's plans are completed and a door to Hell is opened momentarily, releasing a horde of demons into the world. This event also sees the death of Sam, who is subsequently resurrected by Dean selling his soul at the end of the second season. In season three, the plot of the show focuses on trying to save Dean from his deal. Along the way, they meet a demon named Ruby, who has an interest in Sam and claims to be able to help save Dean, as well as Bela Talbot, a seller of occult objects who is constantly a thorn in their side. The brothers eventually manage to track down the demon who holds the contract, a powerhouse named Lilith who wants Sam dead. However, they ultimately fail to save Dean, who, as of the end of the third season, is in Hell.
Recurring elements
While the locations and storyline changes on a near weekly basis, there are a few things that show up regularly.
The Colt
The Colt, and thirteen original bullets, were made by Samuel Colt for a paranormal hunter in 1835. John Winchester claims anything shot using it'll die, including creatures normally immune to bullets.
Dean's car
Dean's trademark black 1967 Chevrolet Impala was passed down to him by his father. It bears a Sedgwick County, Kansas license (though their hometown of Lawrence, Kansas is actually in Douglas County) plate KAZ 2Y5, a reference to Kansas, the Winchesters' home state, and 2005, the year the show premiered. Starting in the episode 2.20 "What Is and What Should Never Be", the car sports a new Ohio license plate (CNK 80Q3) to aid the brothers in hiding from the FBI.
The car has been prominently featured on the series, beginning with the teaser of the pilot which shows John Winchester holding his two sons as he sits on the car and watches his house burn. The car is Dean's most prized possession, and he protects it with nearly the same ferocity with which he protects his family. In the pilot episode, the trunk is revealed to hold various weaponry to fight the supernatural.
In an interview at a convention, Ackles said the main Impala they use has a 427 and skid plates. The actual car was bought from the Kelley family of Farmingdale, NJ in 2005. The Kelleys were the second owners of the car, they bought it from the original owners. The car was bought new in 1967 at Mathews Chevrolet in Farmingdale, NJ. It was originally baby blue with baby blue interior and dual bench seats. To fans of the show, the Impala has come to be nicknamed the "Metallicar".
Ruby's dagger
The dagger functions similar to the Colt, as it's able to kill demons. Ruby never explains its origin or age, but is quite skilled in its application and use.
In the third season finale, Sam and Dean steal the dagger from Ruby to use on Lilith. However, Sam's attempt to kill Lilith is unsuccessful, as she flees from her host before he's able to stab her.
Singer Salvage Yard
The salvage yard is owned and run by Bobby Singer, and sometimes serves as a hideout for the main characters.
Production notes
Supernatural is a Warner Bros. Television Production Inc., in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision. From executive producers McG and Peter Johnson with writer/executive producer/creator Eric Kripke and director/executive producer David Nutter. Though the pilot was filmed in California, principal filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia with post production work taking place in California.
Production was halted on December 5th upon completion of twelfth episode due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Originally twenty-two episodes were ordered for the third season, but the season number was shortened down to sixteen episodes, with four new episodes airing in April and May of 2008. This continued with the second and third season finales.
The production team also created a "coming soon" sequence midway through Season Two, set to Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog".
Series creator Eric Kripke has stated that the series' storyline is planned out for five seasons, and that he hopes to end it there on a high note.
Alternative platforms
Supernatural seasons were made available on iTunes beginning on December 5, 2006. In most cases, the episodes may be downloaded one day after they're aired. It is the first CW show available on iTunes. A notable change for Season One episodes: some of the accompanying classic rock music selections have been changed from the original aired versions.
The CW has also begun offering the four most recent full, streamed episodes directly from its website here . It is, however, only available to United States residents.
Australia's Network Ten began offering full episodes for download via their website, through an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. Television in January 2006. It is the first U.S. television show available for free download in Australia. The episodes appear online soon after being televised, and are viewable for up to a month after download.
In November 2006, Season Two of Supernatural was made available for download on Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace for 160 Microsoft Points ($2). Similar to iTunes, the entire season up until the most recent episode has been made available.
Tie-ins
The "Hellhounds Lair" website featured in the episode "Hell House" is a real website set up by the show's producers. In the episode "Tall Tales", the website Sam mentions his computer is stuck on is actually a link back to the Warner Brothers website.
For a time, Dean's cell number was a real number, 1-866-907-3235, with Jensen Ackles reading the message: "This is Dean Winchester. If this is an emergency, leave a message. If you're calling about 11-2-83, page me with your coordinates."
The episode "Tall Tales" centers on the tabloid newspaper Weekly World News. Both the print edition (dated February 19, 2007) and online Weekly World News feature an exclusive interview with both Sam and Dean as well as a spoiler-free sneak preview of the episode. In the article, written by Paul Kupperberg, Dean says he's been subscribing to the Weekly World News since the fourth grade.
An official Season One guide was published on September 25, 2007, with an official Season Two guide to follow on April 8, 2008. An additional companion guide, The "Supernatural" Book of Monsters, Spirits, Demons, and Ghouls, by Alex Irvine, functions as a "Dad's Journal" for the viewer, giving additional background on creatures and mythology featured on the show.
The official Supernatural magazine premiered on November 27, 2007, published by Titan Magazines. Six issues a year will contain cast and production crew interviews and behind the scenes features.
In June of 2007, the winner of the CW and Promax "making the cut" competition was announced. The winning Supernatural promo can be viewed here.
In-continuity
A prequel comic book,, detailing the early lives of John, Sam, and Dean and how they became hunters has been published by Wildstorm, a company under the DC Comics umbrella. It began publication in May 2007. A second comic book was scheduled for publication in April 2008 called to be published by Wildstorm.
Two Supernatural novels have been published, and a third has been announced.
Supernatural Role Playing Game - A pen and paper roleplaying game (RPG) that's in production through Margaret Weis Productions, Ltd.
Ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode, including repeats) of Supernatural on The WB and The CW.
Season one
With it first aired on September 13, 2005, Supernatural rated higher than 2004's One Tree Hill premiere in adults 18-34, adults 18-49 and total viewers (5.69 million). Supernatural attained the time period's highest adult 18-49 (2.5) rating for the WB in two years. The episode was #2 in its time period among persons 12-34 (2.5), men 18-34 (2.2) and men 12-34 (2.1), achieving gains over the time period season premiere of One Tree Hill in 2004. Supernatural improved over the WB's hit series among adults 18-34 (2.6, +4%), men 18-34 (2.2, +120%), adults 18-49 (2.5, +19%) and men 18-49 (2.1, +110%) as well as men 12-34 (2.1, +91%) and total viewers (5.69 million, +15%). On October 11, 2005, Supernatural scored its best ratings yet in persons 12-34 (2.6/7), women 18-34 (3.1/8), women 18-49 (2.9/7) and women 12-34 (3.4/9). The series also scored its best ratings yet in teens (3.0/9) and female teens (4.4/14). Supernatural also attracted its second largest audience to date (5.5 million), adults 18-34 (2.5/7), adults 18-49 (2.4/6) and men 18-49 (1.9/5). On January 31, 2006, the drama series achieved all-time ratings highs for the series in adults 18-34 (2.6/7), women 18-34 (3.3/8) adults 18-49 (2.6/6) as well as women 18-49 (3.1/7) and men 18-49 (2.1/5), households (3.8/6) and total viewers (5.82 million). On March 30, the show was moved from Tuesday to Thursday and suffered a ratings decline which many thought was due to the lead-in (from Gilmore Girls to Smallville) and competition (in fact the series aired against ). On May 4, 2006, the first season finale achieved its best rating after the timeslot move and scored 3.99 million viewers and an estimated 3.0/5 households ratings.
Season two
The CW schedule was officially released on Thursday, May 18, 2006, confirming Supernatural's place in the program line-up, where it still airs on Thursdays, in the same timeslot, with the same lead-in, Smallville, and aired against Grey's Anatomy and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Supernatural was the only new series from The WB's 2005-06 season that was renewed for a second season by The CW. The second season premiere aired on September 28 2006 and earned an estimated 2.7/4 rating, out-performing 2005's premiere of Everwood Thursday at 9PM on The WB by 46% in adults 18-34 (1.9/5), 111% in men 18-34 (1.9/6), 19% in women 18-34 (1.9/4), 31% in adults 18-49 (1.7/4), 60% in men 18-49 (1.6/4) and 11% in viewers (3.9 million). On October 26, 2006, the show matched its season best in adults 18-49 (1.7/4) and women 18-49 (1.8/5), and held 90% of "Smallville's" women 18-34 (1.8/5 v. 2.0/6) audience and 100% of its women 18-49 (1.8/4 v. 1.8/5) audience and in total viewers (3.65 million and 2.8/4 households). On March 15, 2007, with guest-star Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), the show averaged its third largest audience of the season, earning 2.3/4 and 3.5 million in total viewers. The second season finale on May 11, 2007, averaged the worst ratings ever in adults 18-49 (1.2/3) and in total viewers (2.72 million).
Season three
The third season premiere aired on October 4 2007, average only 2.97 million viewers and 2.0/3 households, 1.2/3 in adults 18-49 and 1.2/3 in persons 18-34. The special episode aired on November 1, 2007, ranked the best ratings for the third season in total vievers (3.24 million and 2.0/3 households), adults 18-49 (1.3/3) and persons 18-34 (1.4/4). That week, Supernatural was the third most-watched show on the CW and tie with a fresh episode of America's Next Top Model. On December 13, 2007, the CW aired the second special episode of the season and average a 2.0/3 rating in total viewers and 1.3/3 in persons 18-34. It was the fourth most-watched show on the CW that week. On January 31, 2008, after a one-month hiatus and with its first episode aired against Lost, it scored 2.94 million viewers and 1.8/3 household, 1.3/3 in adults 18-49 and 1.2/3 in adults 18-34. That week it was the third most watched show on the CW. On February 7 2008, it ranked the lowest ratings in 3 years, and averaged only 2.68 million viewers, 1.1/3 in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34. Despite this, it was the fourth most-watched show of the week on the CW. On February 21 2008, a 2-hour full night event of the series, averaged 2.90 million viewers from 8-10 pm. The fresh episode aired at 9pm, scored 3.23 million viewers; Supernatural rose to its second largest audience of the season, and best among adults 18-34 (1.4/4 rating), women 18-34 (1.4/4) and men 18-34 (1.5/4). It was the third most watched show overall, and the most-watched scripted drama show on the CW that week. On April 24, 2008, after a long post-strike hiatus, Supernatural had its lowest ratings in three years with only 2.217.000 viewers and 0.9/2 in adults 18-34 and it was the eighth most-watched show on the CW after all drama shows and reality shows such as America's Next Top Model, Girlicious and Friday Night Smackdown!. The season finale on May 15, 2008 pulled 3 million viewers and it was the 2nd most popular script drama show of the network.
International
| Country |
Local Title |
Literal Translation |
Network |
Weekly Schedule |
| Argentina |
Supernatural (Original Version) Sobrenatural (Spanish Version) |
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Warner Channel, Telefé |
Warner Channel: Tuesday 10:00pm, Sunday 6:00pm
Telefé: Monday-Friday 00:50am |
| Australia |
Supernatural |
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Network Ten |
Monday 9:40pm |
| Belgium |
Supernatural |
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VT4,
Plug TV (French) |
VT4: Wednesday 11:30pm
Plug TV: Saturday 7:40pm |
| Brazil |
Supernatural (Original version)Sobrenatural (Portuguese Version) |
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Warner Channel and later SBT |
Wednesday 9:00pm, Sunday 6:00pm |
| Canada |
Supernatural |
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Citytv & Space (English)
Ztélé (French)
The CW |
Citytv: Thursday 9:00pm
SPACE: Tuesday 10:00pm
Z Télé: Wednesday 8:00pm
The CW: Thursday 9:00pm |
| Chile |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel, RedTV |
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| Colombia |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel, CityTv |
Warner Channel: Wednesday 9:00pm
Citytv: Saturday - Sunday 7:00pm
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| Costa Rica |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel |
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| Croatia |
Lovci na natprirodno |
Hunters of Supernatural |
HRT |
HRT2: Friday 12:00am |
| Czech Republic |
Lovci duchů |
Ghosts Hunters |
Prima |
Sunday 11:05 pm |
| Denmark |
Supernatural |
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3+ |
Sunday |
| Dominican Republic |
Sobrenatural |
Supernatural |
TeleAntillas |
Weekends 6:00pm (repeats on some weekday evenings) |
| Dubai |
Supernatural |
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Dubai One |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Ecuador |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel |
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| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Supernatural - not airing any longer in Bosnia |
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OBN |
Friday 9pm |
| Finland |
Supernatural |
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SubTV |
Monday 9pm |
| France |
Supernatural |
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TF6, M6 |
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| Germany |
Supernatural |
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Premiere,
Pro7 |
Monday 8:15pm |
| Hong Kong |
, |
Demon Hunter, Supernatural Files |
TVB Pearl, AXN |
Thursday 9:35pm, Tuesday 11:00pm |
| Hungary |
Odaát |
Out There / The Afterlife |
RTL Klub |
Friday 11.15pm |
| Iceland |
Supernatural |
Supernatural |
Stöð 2 Extra |
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| India |
Supernatural |
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AXN (Season 3) |
AXN: Tuesday 11.00pm |
| Indonesia |
Supernatural |
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Trans 7 |
Trans 7: Monday-Friday 08.30pm |
| Ireland |
Supernatural |
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TV3 |
Saturday 11.50pm (starting from January 5th) |
| Israel |
על טבעי |
Supernatural |
AXN,
yes stars 2 |
AXN: Sunday 10:00pm
yes: Monday 9:30pm |
| Italy |
Supernatural |
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Rai Due
FOX |
Tuesday 10.30pm
Friday 9:00pm |
| Japan |
Supernatural,スーパーナチュラル |
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Nippon Television |
Wednesday 01:56am |
| Jordan |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Kuwait |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Lebanon |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Malaysia |
Supernatural |
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TV3, AXN |
AXN: Tuesday 10:00pm
TV3: Sunday 10:00pm (Season 2 starts Jan 20, 2008) |
| U.A.E |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Netherlands |
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Veronica |
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| New Zealand |
Supernatural |
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TV2 (TVNZ) |
Friday 8:30pm |
| Norway |
Supernatural |
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TV Norge |
Sunday 11:45pm |
| Mexico |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel, |
Warner Channel: Tuesday 10:00pm |
| Palestine |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Panama |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel,
RPC Channel 4 |
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| Peru |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel |
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| Philippines |
Supernatural |
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AXN
AXN Beyond on Sky Cable |
AXN: Tuesday 10pm, Wednesday 2am,
Saturday 11pm, Sunday 4am |
| Poland |
Nie z tego świata |
Not from This World |
TVN season 1
TVN Siedem season 2 |
TVN: Tuesday 11:45pm
TVN Siedem: Thursday 8:00pm |
| Portugal |
Sobrenatural |
Supernatural |
RTP2, AXN |
RTP2: Thursday 10.40pm
AXN: Monday 10.25pm |
| Romania |
Supernatural: Aventuri in Lumea Intunericului |
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PRO TV |
PRO TV: Monday-Thursday 12.15am |
| Russia |
Сверхъестественное |
Supernatural |
REN TV |
Sunday 8.00pm |
| Saudi Arabia |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm |
| Singapore |
Supernatural |
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MediaCorp TV Channel 5,
AXN |
Friday 10.00pm,
Tuesday 10pm |
| Slovakia |
Hrozba z temnoty |
Menace from darkness |
Markíza |
Saturday 11.25pm |
| South Africa |
Supernatural |
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ActionX |
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| Spain |
Sobrenatural |
Supernatural |
AXN, TVE |
TVE: Monday 11pm |
| Sri Lanka |
Supernatural |
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Channel1 MTV |
Saturday 7.00pm |
| Sweden |
Supernatural |
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SVT |
SVT24: Tuesday 10.30pm
SVT2: Wednesday 12.45am |
| Syria |
Supernatural |
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One TV |
Sunday-Thursday 8:00pm
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| Thailand |
ล่าปริศนาเหนือโลก! |
Supernatural |
AXN |
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| Turkey |
Supernatural |
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TNT |
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| Ukraine |
Надприроднє |
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1+1 (first showing) |
1+1: Friday 23.50pm |
| United Kingdom |
Supernatural |
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ITV1 (repeats), ITV2 (first showing) |
ITV Network: Friday 11.00pm
ITV2: Sunday 9.00pm, Thursday 11:00pm |
| United States |
Supernatural |
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The WB, The CW |
The CW: Thursday 9.00pm |
| Venezuela |
Supernatural |
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Warner Channel |
Wednesday 9:00pm, Sunday 9:00pm |
DVD releases
| Supernatural: The Complete First Season |
| Set Details |
Special Features |
22 Episodes
6 Disc Set
1.78:1 Aspect Ratio
Subtitles: Brazilian Portuguese, French and Latin Spanish
English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Audio Commentaries (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) *
- "Pilot" - Creator Eric Kripke, Director David Nutter, and Producer Peter Johnson
- "Phantom Traveler" - Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
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Cast/Crew Commentaries *
Deleted Scenes *
Gag Reel *
Easter Eggs *
Photo Gallery *
Featurettes: *
- "Supernatural: Tales From the Edge of Darkness"
- "Day in the Life of Jared and Jensen"
DVD-ROM Exclusive Web Site * (Access to Online Content, Including a Sneak Peek at the Second Season)
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| Release Dates |
| Region 1 |
Region 4 |
Region 2 |
| Part 1 |
Part 2 |
Complete |
| September 5 2006 |
September 6 2006 |
May 22 2006 |
August 21 2006 |
October 2 2006 |
| Supernatural: The Complete Second Season |
| Set Details |
Special Features |
22 Episodes
6 Disc Set
1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Portuguese and Spanish
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Audio Commentaries (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
- "In My Time of Dying" - Director Kim Manners, Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
- "What is and What Should Never Be" - Creator Eric Kripke
- "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 1" - Creator Eric Kripke, Director Robert Singer, and Writer Sera Gamble
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Cast/Crew Commentaries
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Jared Padalecki’s Original Screen Test
The Devil's Road Map
Featurettes
- "Script to Screen" - "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2"
DVD-ROM Exclusive Web Site (Access to Online Content)
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| Release Dates |
| Region 1 |
Region 4 |
Region 2 |
| Part 1 |
Part 2 |
Complete |
| September 11 2007 |
October 8 2007 |
May 14 2007 |
September 10 2007 |
September 20 2007 |
| Supernatural: The Complete Third Season |
| Set Details |
Special Features |
16 Episodes
5 Disc Set
1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, French and Chinese
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Audio Commentaries
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Gag Reel
Scene Specifics
Featurettes
- "From Legends to Reality"
- "Impala"
- "Ghostfacers"
Digital copy of the season
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| Release Dates |
| Region 1 |
Region 4 |
Region 2 |
| Part 1 |
Part 2 |
Complete |
| September 2 2008 |
October 8 2008 |
N/A |
N/A |
August 25 2008 |
*Available on region 1 and region 4 Collectors Edition releases only.
The first season box set came out in the U.S. on September 5 2006. It includes all 22 episodes, cast/crew commentaries, deleted scenes, a gag reel and several featurettes. There is also a DVD-ROM "sneak peek" of the second season. Best Buy bundled an exclusive DVD of the Museum of Television and Radio's 2006 William S. Paley Festival Panel interviewing Kripke, Ackles, Padalecki, and several other producers, writers, and directors from the show.
Although the Season One DVD was released almost simultaneously in Australia, all extras were removed, though there were still many references to their existence inside the case. On October 2 2007, a "Special Collectors Edition" was released with all the special features listed above returned to the set.
In the UK, "Season One - Part One" was released on May 22 2006, followed by the release of "Season One - Part Two" on August 21 2006; "Season Two - Part One" was released May 14 2007 and "Season Two - Part Two" was released September 10 2007, a Complete Season 2 Boxset is due out October 29 2007
A boxset of Seasons One and Two was released on September 11 2007 in region 1 and October 29 2007 in region 2.
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